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they mentioned it briefly in a ruling in 1876 and that was u.s. versus cruickshank, which rose out of the horrible massacre, one of the worst in the reconstruction. , with the whole war, blacks had tried to defend themselves in louisiana and were attacked by white crowds and the federal government attempted to prosecute the attackers on the grounds that they had deprived the blacks who were killed -- >> host: mna type issue. >> guest: didn't find that was the case. at that time we don't see any racial motivation at all to deprive blacks of their very specifically. in a kind of a side, the ruling said that the right to keep and bear arms in the second amendment was not a right granted by the constitution. it was a preexisting right. so if there is any application that courts later extended that if it applied to anybody, who is the federal government. so it's a limitation on federal governments to tell certain classes. >> host: that's how most of the bill of rights is interpreted. but it only applied to the federal government unless specifically inc
they mentioned it briefly in a ruling in 1876 and that was u.s. versus cruickshank, which rose out of the horrible massacre, one of the worst in the reconstruction. , with the whole war, blacks had tried to defend themselves in louisiana and were attacked by white crowds and the federal government attempted to prosecute the attackers on the grounds that they had deprived the blacks who were killed -- >> host: mna type issue. >> guest: didn't find that was the case. at that time we...
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host: there's the u.s. debt clock. you can also see how much that is for individuals and what protection is moving ahead. our guest is damian paletta of the wall street journal. the covers finances and congress and the white house. his work is available online. from the senate floor yesterday, these comments by the senate democratic leader harry reid. [video clip] >> the speakership all members of the house back to washington today. he should not give let them go. they are not here. they are not here. john boehner seems to care more about keeping his speakership than about keeping the nation on sound financial footing. it's obvious what's going on around here. he is waiting until january 3 to get reelected as speaker before we get serious with the negotiations, because he has so many people over there that will not follow what he wants. that's obvious from the debacle that took place last week's. host: referring to the vote oesterday on speaker b ehner's plan b. guest: they might feel they have better numbers in the ho
host: there's the u.s. debt clock. you can also see how much that is for individuals and what protection is moving ahead. our guest is damian paletta of the wall street journal. the covers finances and congress and the white house. his work is available online. from the senate floor yesterday, these comments by the senate democratic leader harry reid. [video clip] >> the speakership all members of the house back to washington today. he should not give let them go. they are not here. they...
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schwarzkopf retired to tampa, florida, where he served his last assignment as kmanltder in chief of u.s. central command. he was 78 years old. teresa garcia, cbs news. >> former president george h.w. bush who built the coalition against iraq said general schwarzkopf epitomized the duty, service, country. more than that, he was a good and decent man and a dear friend. by the way, former president bush remains in a houston hospital and is likely to be there for a while according to a spokeswoman. he's been in intensive care since sunday and his doctors say he's dealing with a persistent fever. he was hospitalized more than a month ago with a case of bronchitis. his spokeswoman said he's getting excellent treatment and advises everyone to, quote, put the harps back in the sclos it. >>> overseas the state department closed up. rebel forces have taken up several cities and are advancing on the capital. they're search-rich and is a former french colony. they say the government is not honoring a cease five including release of political leaders. >> back in the u.s., the storm has come and gone
schwarzkopf retired to tampa, florida, where he served his last assignment as kmanltder in chief of u.s. central command. he was 78 years old. teresa garcia, cbs news. >> former president george h.w. bush who built the coalition against iraq said general schwarzkopf epitomized the duty, service, country. more than that, he was a good and decent man and a dear friend. by the way, former president bush remains in a houston hospital and is likely to be there for a while according to a...
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that was u.s. versus cookshank, which arose out of a horrible massacre. one of the worst in the reconstruction period, where a whole -- hundreds or more, blacks, had tried to defend themselves in louisiana, and were attacked by a white crowd, and the federal government attempted to prosecute the attackers. on the grounds they had deprived the blacks who were killed of their right -- >> amend. >> guest: -- the supreme court didn't find that was the case. it said at that time we don't see there was any racial motivation at all here to deprive blacks of their rights specifically, and in a kind of aside, the ruling said that the right to keep and bear arms in the second amendment was not a right granted by the constitution. it was a preexisting right. and so if there was any application, courts alert extended from that to say if it was depriving anybody, it was the federal government. so i was a limitation on the federal government. >> host: that's how most of the bill of rights is interpreted by the courts. only applied the federal government unless it was s
that was u.s. versus cookshank, which arose out of a horrible massacre. one of the worst in the reconstruction period, where a whole -- hundreds or more, blacks, had tried to defend themselves in louisiana, and were attacked by a white crowd, and the federal government attempted to prosecute the attackers. on the grounds they had deprived the blacks who were killed of their right -- >> amend. >> guest: -- the supreme court didn't find that was the case. it said at that time we don't...
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their private dining room had been festooned with flags with the u.s. flag and the flag of the empire of japan joined in solidarity at one end. banners from every state in the union were hanging throughout the room as well reminding each manufacturer that he was, indeed, part of a union, an industry of thousands of which he was a vital member. at the center of it all floated a sea of colorful balloons above tables glistening with silver and chris crystal. each balloon had been labeled with an industry trademark advertising thebred of -- breadth of american silk manufacturing. later on with toasts underway, the balloons served yet another purpose. the very ceiling would appear to rise up as the men raised their classes in unison, elevating the occasion still further. in keeping with the celebration, the menus had been printed on american silk in purple, blue and green with white fringe. like miniature silk scarves, they were soft to the touch and elegant to the eye, casting off a rich luster under the glow of the chandeliers. on the front they listed the
their private dining room had been festooned with flags with the u.s. flag and the flag of the empire of japan joined in solidarity at one end. banners from every state in the union were hanging throughout the room as well reminding each manufacturer that he was, indeed, part of a union, an industry of thousands of which he was a vital member. at the center of it all floated a sea of colorful balloons above tables glistening with silver and chris crystal. each balloon had been labeled with an...
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schwarzkopf retired to tampa, florida, where he served his last assignment as kmanltder in chief of u.s. central command. he was 78 years old. teresa 135 homes and businesses remain without power. edward lawrence reporting. >> reporter: snow blowers and plows are pushing through a foot of snow in the upstate new york. the icy snow is a challenge for those who only have a shovel. >> it's been brutal. >> reporter: the storm drops several inches in the northeast and new england making it hard to get out and get around. streets are a problem in west virginia and maryland. this woman skit off the road and hit a mailbox. >> we just lost control. yeah, pretty scary. >> reporter: the weather is part of the same mass av system that crossed the country this week dumping snow from the west coast to the east coast and creating powerful tornadoes in the south. bad weather continues to delay flights in the northeast. that's bad news for holiday travelers trying to head home. brendan frank lip came home for christmas and is waiting to fly back to arizona. >> mercifully it's so far, so good. >> bob aka
schwarzkopf retired to tampa, florida, where he served his last assignment as kmanltder in chief of u.s. central command. he was 78 years old. teresa 135 homes and businesses remain without power. edward lawrence reporting. >> reporter: snow blowers and plows are pushing through a foot of snow in the upstate new york. the icy snow is a challenge for those who only have a shovel. >> it's been brutal. >> reporter: the storm drops several inches in the northeast and new england...
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take care. >>> up next in sports, a surprising admission from a u.s. olympian. >>> and you might be smarter than a fifth grader, but do you have more game than this one? but do you have more game than this one? i'm done! "are you a cool mom?" i'm gonna find out. [ female announcer ] swiffer wetjet's pads are better than ever. now they have the scrubbing power of mr. clean magic eraser so you don't have to get down on your hands and knees to scrub away tough, dried-on stains. hey, do you guys think i'm "momtacular" or "momtrocious"? ♪ [ female announcer ] swiffer. now with the scrubbing power of mr. clean magic eraser. now with the scrubbing power maybmaybe you can't.re; when you have migraines with fifteen or more headache days a month, you miss out on your life. you may have chronic migraine. go to mychronicmigraine.com to find a headache specialist. and don't live a maybe life. time for citi price rewind. because your daughter really wants that pink castle thing. and you really don't want to pay more than you have to. only citi price rewind automat
take care. >>> up next in sports, a surprising admission from a u.s. olympian. >>> and you might be smarter than a fifth grader, but do you have more game than this one? but do you have more game than this one? i'm done! "are you a cool mom?" i'm gonna find out. [ female announcer ] swiffer wetjet's pads are better than ever. now they have the scrubbing power of mr. clean magic eraser so you don't have to get down on your hands and knees to scrub away tough, dried-on...
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where heed he and his wife, michelle, spent christmas visiting u.s. troops and their families in hawaii. to beat the january 1st deadline senate majority leader harry reid is said to be crafting his own fiscal package. it would extend the bush era tax cuts for households making less than $250,000, extend long-term unemployment, short-term spending cuts, and make a scheduled drop in medicare reimbursement to doctors. house speaker john boehner said they've had no communication with senator reid. >>> the exconwho ambushed and killed two volunteer firefighters in upstate new york may have murdered his sister. her body was found yesterday, and police say william spamglor had the same kind of military rifle used in the connecticut school massacre. he left behind a chilling note. >> reporter: the christmas eve fire in western new york burned seven homes to the ground, but police say william spangler wanted to do much worse. he planned to burn down the entire neighborhood and "do what i like doing best, killing people." the 62-year-old shot at firefighters f
where heed he and his wife, michelle, spent christmas visiting u.s. troops and their families in hawaii. to beat the january 1st deadline senate majority leader harry reid is said to be crafting his own fiscal package. it would extend the bush era tax cuts for households making less than $250,000, extend long-term unemployment, short-term spending cuts, and make a scheduled drop in medicare reimbursement to doctors. house speaker john boehner said they've had no communication with senator reid....
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it's believed to be the largest in u.s. history involving an automobile defect. toyota has agreed to pay $1.1 billion to reimburse owners and install new safety equipment. dozens of drivers have claimed their cars accelerated without warning. more than 14 million cars were recalled in 2009 and 2010, but, as part of the settlement, toyota admits no fault. the forecast for this year's holiday sales were apparently way off. last week, the retail analyst shoppertrak projected sales this year would go up 2.5%, but a new report puts it at 0.7%, the weakest season since 2008. we asked elaine quijano to find out why shoppers were not in a spending mood. >> reporter: the early indications are that shoppers weren't in the holiday shopping spirit this year, and some of the reasons had nothing to do with the economy. dana telsey is a retail analyst. >> whether it was hurricane sandy, the need to spend on the home; whether it was the tragedy in connecticut, and took away the feel-good factor-- it was a confluence of events that led to a "should have been better" holiday seaso
it's believed to be the largest in u.s. history involving an automobile defect. toyota has agreed to pay $1.1 billion to reimburse owners and install new safety equipment. dozens of drivers have claimed their cars accelerated without warning. more than 14 million cars were recalled in 2009 and 2010, but, as part of the settlement, toyota admits no fault. the forecast for this year's holiday sales were apparently way off. last week, the retail analyst shoppertrak projected sales this year would...
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something, it was breaking a foreign regulation, a law in india, accused of breaking and penalized in the u.s. for breaking a law in india. those are the stories we write about. >> host: how come we have not heard about that before? >> guest: some of you have hear. one of them is the case of john and judy, they were selling bunnies in a little down of nixa, missouri, fined $90,000 for having the wrong permit. the government said, hey, pay on the website, $9 o ,000, but if you don't pay, in 30 days, you owe us $3.1 million. this is the stuff that your government's going to bull disguised people, and we frankly think it needs to stop. they are doing the same with taking people's land and saying you can't build it on it because it's a wetland, even though there's no water or stream or pond on the land. >> as a senator, what can you do to change policy? >> we've looked at some of these things, and we now constructed legislation to try to fix them. like on the wetlands, we say the clean water act says you can't discharge pollutants into waters. i don't have a problem with that, but your backyard i
something, it was breaking a foreign regulation, a law in india, accused of breaking and penalized in the u.s. for breaking a law in india. those are the stories we write about. >> host: how come we have not heard about that before? >> guest: some of you have hear. one of them is the case of john and judy, they were selling bunnies in a little down of nixa, missouri, fined $90,000 for having the wrong permit. the government said, hey, pay on the website, $9 o ,000, but if you don't...
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to this the information communicated on the telephone call wasn't filed with the regulator with the u.s. securities authorities on the night it was made. the authorities accused company of not telling all investors all the information. we know there are numerous recriminations after the listing as the shares tanked about 30%, and this is the major settlement that's taken place since then. morgan stanley says they're happy to have the matter behind them, but they have not admitted wrongdoing or anything went wrong with that listing. >> 5 million in some ways chump change for morgan stanley. >>> futures are higher this morning, also at the top of the hour on "morning joe," in the wake of last week's school shooting the white house prepares to tackle gun violence in american life. the "morning joe" crew will break down the underlying factors and whether there's the political will in washington to address the issue. when we come back here, we'll check in on sports where cy young award winner r.a. ridicke is packing his bags. new prilosec otc wildberry is the same frequent heartburn treatmen
to this the information communicated on the telephone call wasn't filed with the regulator with the u.s. securities authorities on the night it was made. the authorities accused company of not telling all investors all the information. we know there are numerous recriminations after the listing as the shares tanked about 30%, and this is the major settlement that's taken place since then. morgan stanley says they're happy to have the matter behind them, but they have not admitted wrongdoing or...
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but the reality is, a great fear of what happens after the u.s. leaves, a lot of the u.s. forces don't have the same technical capability. they don't have drones and night vision, don't have a lot of special weapons. >> but with our american forces there, how do they feel about leaving? do they feel they have accomplished what they want to do. do they feel good about leaving things in the afghan hands? >> they feel good that they have a mission that they feel they are accomplishing, and certainly when you look at numbers, this are accomplishing that. recently an attack thwarted and they credited the afghan forces. things are happening in that level. this is fear that it could evolve into a civil war, if there isn't a large u.s. and nato pressure. >> this picture depicts some very cool guys. >> this is a flight with u.s. air force, special operations, pararescuemen. they go off in helicopters and go into the battlefield to pick up wounded and bring them back for medical attention. the week we were with them was a really tough week. just come off major battles which there we
but the reality is, a great fear of what happens after the u.s. leaves, a lot of the u.s. forces don't have the same technical capability. they don't have drones and night vision, don't have a lot of special weapons. >> but with our american forces there, how do they feel about leaving? do they feel they have accomplished what they want to do. do they feel good about leaving things in the afghan hands? >> they feel good that they have a mission that they feel they are accomplishing,...
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. >>> i have two videos not from the u.s. the first one is from russia. police car chase. icy roads. crazy. >> crazy and it's common. >> just another day in russia basically. but what we haven't seen on the show, really is a russian car chase. >> sure. >> this black car that they're chasing is according to the poster of the video, a taxicab that was driving erratically. >> at night. >> at night. visibility, not all that great. of course, what do we expect to happen? >> it can't end well if it's on this show. >> he pulls into this garage driveway it looks like, but then pulls out and gets away. police continue to chase after this driver and finally it crashes into those cars. open the door, they pull the driver out. it's crazy. later they found out this guy was operating as a taxi, but the taxi sign at the top, fake. >> did anybody think that driving erratically happened to be icy snowy roads. >> in russia. >> they can't help it. >> even to them that was erratic. this video is from korea. this driver is pulling into a very tiny, narrow road. no room for error. you'd think.
. >>> i have two videos not from the u.s. the first one is from russia. police car chase. icy roads. crazy. >> crazy and it's common. >> just another day in russia basically. but what we haven't seen on the show, really is a russian car chase. >> sure. >> this black car that they're chasing is according to the poster of the video, a taxicab that was driving erratically. >> at night. >> at night. visibility, not all that great. of course, what do we...
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no charges have been filed outside of the u.s. against mcafee, who says he has not been questioned by u.s. authorities. meanwhile, the mcafee software security firm is out with a warning about cyber bank robbers. according to published reports, a massive cyber attack with the goal of stealing millions from consumer accounts is in the works. chase, citibank, wells fargo, and even paypal are among the banks that could get hit. the cyber criminals are said to already be testing the attack plan. most recently, u.s. bank reported sudden trouble with its website. on the ipo watch, solar power company solar city had a sunny first day of trading. after cutting its ipo price to $8, shares traded near $11.15 before closing up 47% at $11.79. pbf energy also had a good first day on the market. shares of the refinery company rose 1% following an ipo price of $26 a share. shares yesterday closed at $26.25. hundreds of cars damaged by superstorm sandy are on the way to crushers. others may wind up on used car lots. while it's not illegal to buy
no charges have been filed outside of the u.s. against mcafee, who says he has not been questioned by u.s. authorities. meanwhile, the mcafee software security firm is out with a warning about cyber bank robbers. according to published reports, a massive cyber attack with the goal of stealing millions from consumer accounts is in the works. chase, citibank, wells fargo, and even paypal are among the banks that could get hit. the cyber criminals are said to already be testing the attack plan....
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russia has been the single biggest sort of adopted children by u.s. families. >>> emergency contraceptives will remain part of the federal health care law. -- and similar contraceptive bills from acquired health care plans. two companies sued the government. >>> if you've been to an aquarium, a question may have crossed your mind, what if the glass shattered? it happened last, it burt right there. that poor person, showering crowds will live sharks and sharding of glass. 16 people were hurt and three lemon sharks, dozens of turtles and lots of fish were killed. >>> the 13 to watch in 2013. politico has a new list out. we'll talk about a rising star and hollywood celebrity that made that list. that's coming up in about five. >>> the death toll from a powerful storm has now climbed to 12 at the airports nearly 3,000 flights have been canceled tuesday tuesday. weather channel meteorologist mike seidel is live near buffalo. it looks like the snow has subsided a wee bit? >> reporter: it has in upstate new york, richard. roads in great shape. they don't mes
russia has been the single biggest sort of adopted children by u.s. families. >>> emergency contraceptives will remain part of the federal health care law. -- and similar contraceptive bills from acquired health care plans. two companies sued the government. >>> if you've been to an aquarium, a question may have crossed your mind, what if the glass shattered? it happened last, it burt right there. that poor person, showering crowds will live sharks and sharding of glass. 16...
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a national price index says u.s. home prices rose 4.3% compared with a year ago. october was the fifth consecutive month of year-over-year gains aft almost two years of decline. >>> it will soon cost a lot more to park in downtown chicago. starting on new year's day, parker meters there will cost $6.50 an hour, up from 5.75 dlrts. that would make chicago the nation's most expensive city for metered parking. the city leased the meters to a private company for 75 years at a cost of more than $1 billion, and, duarte, much of that money has already been spent. >> that does it. when i'm in chicago, i take the train. erica ferrari in new york. thanks, erica. >>> in sports a pounding finish between the knicks and the suns. ten seconds left, no,'s j.r. smith hits the fade-away jumper to tie the game at 77-77. he steps out of bounds with just a second on the clock giving the nix one last chance and once again it's j.r. smith hitting another long jumper, this time at the buzzer. it gives new york a 99-97 win. >>> in denver, kobe bryant scores 40 points for the lakers, but t
a national price index says u.s. home prices rose 4.3% compared with a year ago. october was the fifth consecutive month of year-over-year gains aft almost two years of decline. >>> it will soon cost a lot more to park in downtown chicago. starting on new year's day, parker meters there will cost $6.50 an hour, up from 5.75 dlrts. that would make chicago the nation's most expensive city for metered parking. the city leased the meters to a private company for 75 years at a cost of more...
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a u.s. general said tonight that the mission shows an unwaivering commitment to defeat the taliban. >>> talks were homeland in geneva to find a diplomatic solution to end civil war in syria, which has now claimed about 40,000 lives. diplomats from the united nations, russia and u.s. released a statement saying, "the situation in syria was bad and getting worse. >> reporter: u.s. special forces are working with jordanain force on plans to secure assad chemical weapons. >> the white house has made it very clear there will be consequences, there will be consequences if the azad regime makes a terrible mistake by using chemical weapons on their open people. >> gunbattles between opponents and supporters of the president bashar assad left 40 dead. >>> a plane has been found believed to be carrying mexican- american sing star jenni rivera. rivera was born in long beach and known for her music as well as the tv reality show called "i love jenni." she was among sich people on board the plane flying
a u.s. general said tonight that the mission shows an unwaivering commitment to defeat the taliban. >>> talks were homeland in geneva to find a diplomatic solution to end civil war in syria, which has now claimed about 40,000 lives. diplomats from the united nations, russia and u.s. released a statement saying, "the situation in syria was bad and getting worse. >> reporter: u.s. special forces are working with jordanain force on plans to secure assad chemical weapons....
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ged from the war.am there was a brief thai-u.s. relations at the conclusion, bu it was momentary. most of the time we had a close relationship with thailand. >> why is this important to kno nvolvement in the war? >> there was a couple of reasons. the head of the third largest in south vietnam for many of the years that the war was the united south korea. as a direct threat to themselves. regional power in war.l they didn't necessarily see thi as america's war but something that directly affected them, an it did. concentrate on south vietnam, but a lot of the fighting was going on and many that foughtrs in south viet nam also did fighting in laos against the laotian communists, so if you cannot get a full view of the vietnam war without reading some of the regional perspectives i think at times not only privilege and the of almost focus on an exclusively america
ged from the war.am there was a brief thai-u.s. relations at the conclusion, bu it was momentary. most of the time we had a close relationship with thailand. >> why is this important to kno nvolvement in the war? >> there was a couple of reasons. the head of the third largest in south vietnam for many of the years that the war was the united south korea. as a direct threat to...
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and so when he goes out, went also then goes out on surveys for the u.s. government, he's part of that, but there's things he is saying in the photos that make you wonder, when he, for instance, put the rover, ruler underneath a rock that talks about, but has an inscription in spanish that says when the spanish ruled, and then you are thinking come he's kind of making fun of this survey. but the great thing is, we do really now what he thought. >> so, we open the floor to questions. jack, what's your question? >> hi. interesting talk, enjoyed it. is the atrium block still around? >> well, the atrium block is still around. where is it? there was a conference about it recently. maybe a few years ago. but there are pieces of it still around. after the second time kelly founded at the aquarium that robert louis was knocking down, he got it somewhere. a historical site. i don't know now where it is. i know i should have talked to them. i called the baroque historian -- borough historian. >> i want to ask a question. does every borough had a historic? >> i think
and so when he goes out, went also then goes out on surveys for the u.s. government, he's part of that, but there's things he is saying in the photos that make you wonder, when he, for instance, put the rover, ruler underneath a rock that talks about, but has an inscription in spanish that says when the spanish ruled, and then you are thinking come he's kind of making fun of this survey. but the great thing is, we do really now what he thought. >> so, we open the floor to questions. jack,...
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the gdp is the broadest measure of the size and straeength of t u.s. economy. >>> the treasury department announces a plan to sell remaining shares to gm. that after bailing out the giant automaker. it will cost taxpayers $12 billion but saved more than a million jobs in the industry. >>> it's not much time left before the bush tax cuts expire and the automatic spending cuts kick in. the dreaded fiscal cliff that will likely have a powerful impact on the economy can washington actually come to an agreement and what's going on behind the scenes? don peebles, chair monday and ceo of the peebles corporation, don was a leading fund-raiser for president obama. good to see you. >> thank you. >> a lot of drama happening in washington. let's talk about the fiscal cliff. what's your take on how this plays out? now with just a few days left in the year to get this deal done. >> i don't think they're going to come back after christmas. i think that we will see them back in early january to make a compromise. i think that comp promise is gog be in between where th
the gdp is the broadest measure of the size and straeength of t u.s. economy. >>> the treasury department announces a plan to sell remaining shares to gm. that after bailing out the giant automaker. it will cost taxpayers $12 billion but saved more than a million jobs in the industry. >>> it's not much time left before the bush tax cuts expire and the automatic spending cuts kick in. the dreaded fiscal cliff that will likely have a powerful impact on the economy can washington...
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the u.s. get into the public business ever supplying we fons the syrian rebels? >> right now that does not seem to be the case. others are, qatar and others in the region are supplying man portable air defense systems, shooting down planes as a result and helicopters of the syrian army. in two weeks or so there will be a conference to confer legitimacy on the opposition from a political standpoint. the u.s. right now is mostly supplying humanitarian articles but the pressure is rising on the military side but doesn't appear any indication they will do that yet. >> on thursday the u.n. again ram assembly voted to recognize palestine as a state. and now we have the news of israel announcing on friday expanding its settlement in the west bank and east jerusalem. on top of that britain, france and sweden summoned the israeli ambassadors to their country to condemn this move and france and england have said there is an appetite to disapprove of israel right now. what's happening to the tense situat
the u.s. get into the public business ever supplying we fons the syrian rebels? >> right now that does not seem to be the case. others are, qatar and others in the region are supplying man portable air defense systems, shooting down planes as a result and helicopters of the syrian army. in two weeks or so there will be a conference to confer legitimacy on the opposition from a political standpoint. the u.s. right now is mostly supplying humanitarian articles but the pressure is rising on...
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. >> officer alvin formally of the u.s. army is one of the drill instructors. >> my primary goal is to turn these youthful offenders hopefully into productive citizens so they can re-enter society. >> left, left. left, right. >> while in the program, participants are no longer considered inmates, they are cadets. >> the biggest shock to the cadets when they arrive is having to do something that somebody else tells them to do. drop your tray. ready, ready, ready. i say ready. sit. >> on the street, you free to do anything you want to do. in boot camp, you got to ask for permission for any little thing you want to do. >> fix it in the tray. >> all right, sir. >> i say ready, ready, ready, eat! >> the first thing that hits them is we're in charge. we're going to tell them what to do, when to do it and how to do it. and the next thing that goes through their mind is what did i get myself into? >> hey, hey. >> the first phase of boot camp is four months of shock incarceration. up at 4:00 a.m., in bed by 9:00 p.m., the cadets are
. >> officer alvin formally of the u.s. army is one of the drill instructors. >> my primary goal is to turn these youthful offenders hopefully into productive citizens so they can re-enter society. >> left, left. left, right. >> while in the program, participants are no longer considered inmates, they are cadets. >> the biggest shock to the cadets when they arrive is having to do something that somebody else tells them to do. drop your tray. ready, ready, ready. i...
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nato is confirming to fox news a civilian u.s. contractor was shot dead by afghan police woman in kabul, afghanistan. we are told that that shooter is now in custody. it happened outside police headquarters in kabul. authorities are treating the incident as a possible insider attack. 52 members of nato forces have been killed this year alone in what is called green on blue attacks. a civilian contractor working for nato. look at this house you remember it you have seen it i am sure. this is the new jersey home became an iconic symbol of the devastation left by hurricane sandy. dozens watched as the 150-year-old home had to be torn down. he live there had for about 6 months. he tried to raise enough money to save it but in the end it had to come down. he told fox and friends at first it was hard seeing his home as a symbol of the storm. >> all of our possessions were in there and everything like that. it's just to see it over and over again. every time it hits us in the face it's a reminder that all of our stuff is gone. >> john sa
nato is confirming to fox news a civilian u.s. contractor was shot dead by afghan police woman in kabul, afghanistan. we are told that that shooter is now in custody. it happened outside police headquarters in kabul. authorities are treating the incident as a possible insider attack. 52 members of nato forces have been killed this year alone in what is called green on blue attacks. a civilian contractor working for nato. look at this house you remember it you have seen it i am sure. this is the...
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becomes the youngest member of the u.s. senate. keep in mind fox news has learned now on his death bed senator inouye had requested that a different lawmaker, a hawaii congresswoman take his place. he named his replacer. senator inouye died in washington, d.c. after suffering from breathing problems. as you know we reported here on fox news he represented hawaii since it became a state back in 1959. he also won the middle of honor during world war ii. and that's when a grenade blast blew off most of his right arm. president obama attending a memorial service for the late senator in honolulu over the weekend. the first numbers from the holiday shopping season are in. and they are not good. the worse since 2008, in fact, a master card spending pulse report. finding holiday retail sales rose by less than 1% from last june. that's barely moving. most analysts had predicted a 3% to 4% increase. even online sales which had been growing slowed down dramatically. experts blamed several factors including worries fiscal cliff. the bad weathe
becomes the youngest member of the u.s. senate. keep in mind fox news has learned now on his death bed senator inouye had requested that a different lawmaker, a hawaii congresswoman take his place. he named his replacer. senator inouye died in washington, d.c. after suffering from breathing problems. as you know we reported here on fox news he represented hawaii since it became a state back in 1959. he also won the middle of honor during world war ii. and that's when a grenade blast blew off...
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this weather report brought to you by the u.s. postal service. dan and bianna. >> i picked my "fixation" for the year. emma claire from rhode island. really cute. thank you, ginger. >>> coming up here on "gma," always risky as you no he to give a kid a cell phone. one mother has come up with an extraordinary solution. drew up an 18-point contract making waves this morning. we'll tell you about it. >>> is the tension building? reel's reveal your choice for "fixation" of the year. could it be this dancing cockatoo? ♪ aww man. [ male announcer ] returns are easy with free pickup from the u.s. postal service. we'll even drop off boxes if you need them. visit usps.com pay, print, and have it picked up for free. any time of year. ♪ nice sweater. thank you. ♪ thank you. ( ♪ ) for those nights when it's more than a bad dream, be ready. for the days when you get a sudden call from the school, be ready. for the times you need to double-check the temperature on the thermometer, be ready. when you have children's motrin on hand, you're ready. for hig
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there has been much to do about the citizens united decision by the u.s. supreme court, poorly summarized by the chilling line you expect to find in a charleston hetton film, corporations are people. citizens united allows businesses to stop putting politicians on lay away at the congressmen outright store and purchase them outright at the bed, bath, and beyond integrity around the corner. they are turning businesses into people overnight is the 10% increase in the u.s. population, a citizenry reeling from high unemployment and increasingly scarce resource. who cares for the new humans? the small businesses now have a legal protection enjoyed by dwarves? can they legally wed? who will they target from the nra? come on. at such challenges can want be met by the current infrastructure, we have no choice but to reduce the actual number of faith havers declaring a portion of them to be corporations and cooperation with the henderson family of albany, new york. nobody? last trip to new york. we have already begun a test program to help mrs. henderson transition
there has been much to do about the citizens united decision by the u.s. supreme court, poorly summarized by the chilling line you expect to find in a charleston hetton film, corporations are people. citizens united allows businesses to stop putting politicians on lay away at the congressmen outright store and purchase them outright at the bed, bath, and beyond integrity around the corner. they are turning businesses into people overnight is the 10% increase in the u.s. population, a citizenry...
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it's one of the largest settlements involving automobile defects in u.s. history. >>> supreme court justice sonia sotomayor has denied two retailers' requests to block part of the federal health care law that requires insurance coverage for contraceptives as of january 1st. the companies, which say the law violates their religious beliefs, face a $1.3 million daily fine if they don't comply. >>> 94-year-old former south african president nelson mandela has been released from a johannesburg hospital after nearly three weeks of being treated for a lung infection and surgery to remove gall stones. >>> "the new york times" is reporting that a syrian military police chief who defected to turkey yesterday was actually in charge of preventing military defections. major general abdul aziz jasim al shalal is one of the highest ranking military officers to abandon bashar al assad. >>> in china, the bigger they are, the harder they fall. an office building tumbled into a pile of rubble this week, marking the end for the high-rises workspace for a chinese airline. it
it's one of the largest settlements involving automobile defects in u.s. history. >>> supreme court justice sonia sotomayor has denied two retailers' requests to block part of the federal health care law that requires insurance coverage for contraceptives as of january 1st. the companies, which say the law violates their religious beliefs, face a $1.3 million daily fine if they don't comply. >>> 94-year-old former south african president nelson mandela has been released from a...
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the lower courts in texas in the u.s. court of appeals for the fifth circuit both how the university of texas plan modeled on the university of michigan law school plan had been upheld into the very thing grutter v. bollinger that have followed the plan closely enough so the court was obliged to uphold it. even one justice, judge garza, who said he hated racial preference isn't about to strike them down said that he had no choice but to uphold this one has been under supreme court precedent. by the way, seven of the 16 justices disagreed and thought you could strike it down under the career precedent. so the case finds its way to the supreme court and it's likely to perhaps become the most important case in history on racial preferences. not so much because there's anything that extraordinary about this case, but the composition of the court has changed his 2003 cases which could be fairly green light to racial preferences, very large racial preferences as long as they're camouflaged beneath the kind of complicated, holis
the lower courts in texas in the u.s. court of appeals for the fifth circuit both how the university of texas plan modeled on the university of michigan law school plan had been upheld into the very thing grutter v. bollinger that have followed the plan closely enough so the court was obliged to uphold it. even one justice, judge garza, who said he hated racial preference isn't about to strike them down said that he had no choice but to uphold this one has been under supreme court precedent. by...
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now that he's on u.s. soil, could it complicate things legally. he's a u.s. citizen, but he was living in belize and he is still wanted for questioning there in that murder of his neighbor. he is not however officially a suspect and the only place where he's charged with breaking the law was guatemala. and guatemala is out of the picture here. so sneaking in a done deal. but what does it mean now that he's back in the u.s. let's get perspective from our legal contributor. here's i think the big question. what is our extradition relationship with belize should the authorities decide enough already, we're going to charge so you we can get you back here? >> manage of a fee has become like a virus. how do you like that. but we have a very good cooperation treaty with belize. we cooperate in criminal investigations. we also have an extradition treaty. so if belize decided to charge him with murder, he could be extradited from the united states. i think he's a british citizen, as well. he claims dual citizenship. >> so what about the level of cooperation? for insta
now that he's on u.s. soil, could it complicate things legally. he's a u.s. citizen, but he was living in belize and he is still wanted for questioning there in that murder of his neighbor. he is not however officially a suspect and the only place where he's charged with breaking the law was guatemala. and guatemala is out of the picture here. so sneaking in a done deal. but what does it mean now that he's back in the u.s. let's get perspective from our legal contributor. here's i think the big...
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it seems to me, you either have to go that route, which you cannot in the u.s. -- gun ownership in australia was 5% of households. gallup has shown is 47% here. we he the second amendment and the history back to washington. given that we are a different culture, the kinds of laws that we pass are almost always an effective as a result, because there are 300 million weapons out there today. unless you recall them the way that australia did, and we cannot do that -- you would have a reservoir that would last 100 years. >> you can imagine what would happen. there would be an insurrection. >> you do not have to permit guns -- and i understand they are already there -- but you do not simply not do something because it is already a problem. right now>> you can imagine whad happen. there would be an insurrection. , we allowed guns that are made specifically to injured in the most grievous way and the fastest way. these are military weapons. we do not have to keep permitting those on our streets. they do not kill deer. the deer would be so torn up you would not eat them. makes no sense at all. it do
it seems to me, you either have to go that route, which you cannot in the u.s. -- gun ownership in australia was 5% of households. gallup has shown is 47% here. we he the second amendment and the history back to washington. given that we are a different culture, the kinds of laws that we pass are almost always an effective as a result, because there are 300 million weapons out there today. unless you recall them the way that australia did, and we cannot do that -- you would have a reservoir...
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the u.s. postal service. we'll even drop off boxes if you need them. visit usps.com pay, print, and have it picked up for free. any time of year. ♪ nice sweater. thank you. ♪ >>> you helped us pick the most intriguing people of 2012, the results are in, and they include headliners in politics, sports, business and entertainment. here's brooke baldwin. >> number 10, supreme court chief justice john roberts. >> the united states supreme court in a major decision a 5-4 decision oppose ed up holds the president's esis reform law. >> the deciding vote was cast by the chief justice himself. conservatives stunned. liberals perplexed but thrilled. fojing ahead the roberts' court takes on same-sex marriage. >> number nine. yahoo! ceo marissa mayer. at 37, head of a major tech company. a ceo in a philly dominated field, pregnant. it's the baby part that became problematic, shall we say, when maier decided to take just a couple of weeks for maternity leave. the mommy blogosphere went nuts. sure, she
the u.s. postal service. we'll even drop off boxes if you need them. visit usps.com pay, print, and have it picked up for free. any time of year. ♪ nice sweater. thank you. ♪ >>> you helped us pick the most intriguing people of 2012, the results are in, and they include headliners in politics, sports, business and entertainment. here's brooke baldwin. >> number 10, supreme court chief justice john roberts. >> the united states supreme court in a major decision a 5-4...
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today his lawyer said police let him return to the u.s. california governor jerry brown is undergoing treatment for localized cancer treatment. i understand you met a cool kid on your talkshow today. turned 12 today at 12:12 p.m. on 12/12/12. >> today at 12:12 p.m. what are you going to do? >> i'm going to yell out holla as loud as i can. [ applause ] >> you are allowed it is your birthday. >> aren't you going to be in class when you yell out? >> yes. >> i hope the teacher was okay with that. >> i hope he got his krispe kremes. >> how to get into the holiday spirit. . easy 15-minute homemade recipes you just pop in a microwave. like caramel chocolate drizzles. happier holidays. chex party mix. happier holidays. sfx- "sounds of african drum and flute" look who's back. again? it's embarrassing it's embarrassing! we can see you carl. we can totally see you. come on you're better than this...all that prowling around. yeah, you're the king of the jungle. have you thought about going vegan carl? hahaha!! you know folks who save hundreds of dolla
today his lawyer said police let him return to the u.s. california governor jerry brown is undergoing treatment for localized cancer treatment. i understand you met a cool kid on your talkshow today. turned 12 today at 12:12 p.m. on 12/12/12. >> today at 12:12 p.m. what are you going to do? >> i'm going to yell out holla as loud as i can. [ applause ] >> you are allowed it is your birthday. >> aren't you going to be in class when you yell out? >> yes. >> i...
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the u.s. versus british versus churchill's take on de gaulle and the french. he felt betrayed in 1940 when the french tried to lure the final british fighter planes over to their side to fight the final battle that they were already losing. churchill kept the planes at home and he felt the french had lost their fortitude, their soul, five years later de gaulle gave it becom back. he was very disappointed because he loved france and loved the french people. he couldn't speak the language but he recognized the legacy, intellectual, cultural, of francs and it had to be resurrected. host: you connect a bit in here with back in the 1910eu90's nam harriman. connect the randolph and pam ma haeir -- pamela harriman and avril hair man. >> randolph was winston's son. he could fight, drink. pame pamela, i'm drawing a blank on her family name here. she came from and old english family, very old. back to thomas a beckett which is still a catholic part of england. and the first time she met churchill she had just met randolph. in fact, they met, married, proposed all within
the u.s. versus british versus churchill's take on de gaulle and the french. he felt betrayed in 1940 when the french tried to lure the final british fighter planes over to their side to fight the final battle that they were already losing. churchill kept the planes at home and he felt the french had lost their fortitude, their soul, five years later de gaulle gave it becom back. he was very disappointed because he loved france and loved the french people. he couldn't speak the language but he...
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trading firearms and ammunition for cash. >>> elsewhere the u.s. postal service said today will be the busiest day of the year for mailing christmas cards. >>> meanwhile fed ex is expected to report a slip in profits. >>> also ahead this week, earnings from walgreens and nike. a record at the weekend box office. the hobbit an unexpected journey earned nearly $85 million nationwide. the biggest december opening of all-time. >>> now, for another look at the weather here's nbc meteorologist dylan dreyer. i can't remember the last time i have seen a movie. >> i have seen skyfall, the last movie that i have been to, it's hard to find time to get back to the movies. hard to believe that we're in december and not really seeing a whole lot of cold air across the east coast, temperatures are starting off the day in the 40s and 50s. everything falling on the east coast is in the form of rain. the cold air is locked back in the montana into minneapolis, denver, where we're seeing temperatures in the 20s. minneapolis will top at in the mid-20s this afternoon.
trading firearms and ammunition for cash. >>> elsewhere the u.s. postal service said today will be the busiest day of the year for mailing christmas cards. >>> meanwhile fed ex is expected to report a slip in profits. >>> also ahead this week, earnings from walgreens and nike. a record at the weekend box office. the hobbit an unexpected journey earned nearly $85 million nationwide. the biggest december opening of all-time. >>> now, for another look at the...
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rothkopf, is the u.s. in the right path when it comes to the mix of business and government? >> guest: there's a lot of work to be done. from the recent presidential campaign where we spent $6 billion and most of that money came in one way or another from companies or people who worked for powerful companies and was part of a bargain that exists in our society between special interests donors and political beneficiaries that their special interests will get pursued and it is the first big election since citizens united where supreme court rules money with speech and we couldn't regulate money and i found that to be a real distortion factor in u.s. life and we are coming out of a period in which income inequality has grown more than ever in u.s. history and we had gdp growth but job contraction, social mobility is going down and we have to ask ourselves, have companies pushed government off their back on a regular basis, grow in a free-wheeling way and all of a sudden people are falling at the wayside. is there a connection? i think there is and the objective of society is not
rothkopf, is the u.s. in the right path when it comes to the mix of business and government? >> guest: there's a lot of work to be done. from the recent presidential campaign where we spent $6 billion and most of that money came in one way or another from companies or people who worked for powerful companies and was part of a bargain that exists in our society between special interests donors and political beneficiaries that their special interests will get pursued and it is the first big...
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here's what toyota's u.s. legal officer said in a statement. it was a difficult decision, especially since reliable scientific evidence and multiple independent evaluations confirmed the safety of toyota's electronic control systems. however, detroit toyota conclud turning the page on this legacy legal issue through the positive steps we are taking is in the best interests of the company, our employees, our dealers and most of all our customers. a little behind the scenes here, the trials were beginning to creep up and lawyers were asking for a lot of documents and depositions. the settlement can keep a lot of those records out of the public eye. also a settlement gets the lawyers off the company's back and perhaps puts this entire episode behind toyota. shares in the company up about a quarter of a percent ahead of the opening bell. >>> chip maker marvel technology group has been ordered to pay $1.17 billion in damages to carnegie mellon university for patent infringement. shares fell more than 10% on the news yesterday. this is one of the lar
here's what toyota's u.s. legal officer said in a statement. it was a difficult decision, especially since reliable scientific evidence and multiple independent evaluations confirmed the safety of toyota's electronic control systems. however, detroit toyota conclud turning the page on this legacy legal issue through the positive steps we are taking is in the best interests of the company, our employees, our dealers and most of all our customers. a little behind the scenes here, the trials were...
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two types of arrogant capital in the u.s., wall street and at washington, d.c. i still think that's true. >> so many here. 1984, the business case for a national industrial strategy. 1982, post-conservative america. >> the idea there was you were not looking at traditional conservatives like under the reagan administration. i remember the old howard jarvis tax revolution in california and things like that. you had a whole sequence of radical conservatives also the beginnings of the religious right in the south. this was not a traditional conservatism. >> april of 2003, wealth and democracy, political history of american rich. >> that was more the politics of rich and poor but with a whole lot of detail. at that time you were really seeing what had been an early stage buildup. it was now a major buildup. it went on to be what we finally saw break apart in 2008. >> we talked about richard nixon. before him, what did you think of lyndon johnson and what is his legacy? >> i was never a fan of lyndon johnson. i don't think his legacy is terrific. he was obviously a v
two types of arrogant capital in the u.s., wall street and at washington, d.c. i still think that's true. >> so many here. 1984, the business case for a national industrial strategy. 1982, post-conservative america. >> the idea there was you were not looking at traditional conservatives like under the reagan administration. i remember the old howard jarvis tax revolution in california and things like that. you had a whole sequence of radical conservatives also the beginnings of the...
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the ruling that same-sex sexual activity legal in all u.s. states and territories and paved the way for same-sex marriage laws. >> host: you've written a fine book on the supreme court case of lawrence v. texas, a book that tells the story from the beginning to the end. let me begin with sort of a big picture of question at the end. why is the lawrence case important? >> guest: i would say this is probably one of the most important civil rights decisions or constitutional individual liberty decisions from the supreme court over the past 50 years or so. and it's the most important decision so far for the rights of gay men and lesbians. so this is an opinion that is important a great many people, and i think will be longer but in american constitutional history. >> in other words, that was once her of law that was in effect prior to lawrence, and lawrence changed a lot in a big way. tummy a little bit about, heading into the lawrence case, where the law was before and where it was after estimate well, -- >> guest: welcome in a series of cases a
the ruling that same-sex sexual activity legal in all u.s. states and territories and paved the way for same-sex marriage laws. >> host: you've written a fine book on the supreme court case of lawrence v. texas, a book that tells the story from the beginning to the end. let me begin with sort of a big picture of question at the end. why is the lawrence case important? >> guest: i would say this is probably one of the most important civil rights decisions or constitutional individual...
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there the u.s. ambassador, his diplomatic team and some private american citizens are out of the capital. the country's president has asked france and the united states for help to stop rebels that threaten rule. >>> it's not clear who will replace lisa jackson as the head of the environmental protection agency. jackson announced yesterday she's stepping down in january after the president's state of the union address. the epa created new standards for air pollution from coal power plants on her watch. >>> massachusetts congressman ed ma markey throwing his hat into the ring for kerry's senate seat. a special election would be held early this summer. markey a 66-year-old democrat is the first prominent candidate to declare for the race. >>> mom and pop shops across the country bracing for a labor fight that could cripple businesses. more on the key workers that could walk off the job coming up. consider this: when the unexpected happens, there's one brand of battery more emergency workers trust in t
there the u.s. ambassador, his diplomatic team and some private american citizens are out of the capital. the country's president has asked france and the united states for help to stop rebels that threaten rule. >>> it's not clear who will replace lisa jackson as the head of the environmental protection agency. jackson announced yesterday she's stepping down in january after the president's state of the union address. the epa created new standards for air pollution from coal power...
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he later represented the united states as u.s. ambassador to the united nations and served as a special envoy to sudan. he has been a great friend to missouri, st. louis, and washington university. please join me in welcoming him now. [applause] >> thank you. thank you very much. i owe our speaker an apology. when you hear the apology, you are going to conclude that i am a really terrible human being. i am the kind of person who takes advantage of a friend, especially a friend who is vulnerable. when he is vulnerable, i pounce. tonight's origin was a rehearsal dinner the night before the wedding of victoria will, george's only daughter. george was standing on the edge of the hotel ballroom taking and one of life's great moments. the marriage of the daughter is so deeply emotional. george the loving father was clearly caught up in a moment. that was the moment i seized the opportunity to strike. i sidled up to him and whispered ever so softly in his ear, would you mind giving a lecture at washington university? you might ask how an
he later represented the united states as u.s. ambassador to the united nations and served as a special envoy to sudan. he has been a great friend to missouri, st. louis, and washington university. please join me in welcoming him now. [applause] >> thank you. thank you very much. i owe our speaker an apology. when you hear the apology, you are going to conclude that i am a really terrible human being. i am the kind of person who takes advantage of a friend, especially a friend who is...
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the measure is widely seen as retaliation for a new u.s. law that punishes russians accused of violating human rights. last week president vladimir putin expressed support for the ban, but was cagey when pressed if he would sign it into law. >> we see this as another situation where vulnerable children could be impacted by human rights issues between these two countries. >> reporter: laurie goldheim of the american academy of adoption attorneys says the law will affect families like the fongs, as well as thousands of russian children. >> every child deserves a permanent home. they didn't ask to be in this situation, and we are doing our best to find permanent homes for all of these children. >> reporter: unicef estimates there are more than 700,000 orphans and abandoned children in russia. during the last two decades, americans adopted more than 60,000 of those children. last week in moscow there were rare public protests against the law. still, a new poll shows 56% of russians support the ban. >> bring it over here so we can see it. >> rep
the measure is widely seen as retaliation for a new u.s. law that punishes russians accused of violating human rights. last week president vladimir putin expressed support for the ban, but was cagey when pressed if he would sign it into law. >> we see this as another situation where vulnerable children could be impacted by human rights issues between these two countries. >> reporter: laurie goldheim of the american academy of adoption attorneys says the law will affect families like...
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. >> manson has canceled the last five dates over his u.s. tour out of respect for the those lost in littleton. but the singer says artists like himself are not the ones to blame. >> though i disagree with michael moore on just about everything including the premise of his movie, on that point, i do agree and i think we have this conversation about the culture and his whole point in this was to say, well, if we're going to blame marilyn manson who the shooters liked, why not blame bowling. they did that that morning, as well. every time this happens we try to grapple with what we can do, how to make sense of it and we go to the culture and every time we just don't come up with satisfying answers so i understand the impulse but i just want to remind people that it's not a new debate about violence in our culture. we have it often and usually we come up empty. >> well, and there is a tendency i think for everybody to apply their pet, pet issue to what the problem is here and mike huckabee saying it's taking god out of the schools and people wan
. >> manson has canceled the last five dates over his u.s. tour out of respect for the those lost in littleton. but the singer says artists like himself are not the ones to blame. >> though i disagree with michael moore on just about everything including the premise of his movie, on that point, i do agree and i think we have this conversation about the culture and his whole point in this was to say, well, if we're going to blame marilyn manson who the shooters liked, why not blame...
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i was doing work around central america, supporting people in central america, protecting against u.s. imperialism, and their right to live. i was doing a lot of work on campus in college. head of work against apartheid. i was involved in a lot of the efforts to push back on efforts to remove affirmative action, prop 209, all kinds of work around ballot measures that were tough, big ideas, like single payer, but i never got involved in supporting a candidate. i never thought that a candidate would be someone that i would support, but when tom and ammiano ran for mayor against willie brown, somehow, i got inspired. i thought, it someone that has integrity and honesty, that comes from the community, could run for mayor, maybe it is we something that can represent the community. i wanted to look at it from a candid perspective. >> when you did run for the border supervisors, what did you learn from that experience, from the campaign? >> from the campaign? so much. you knock on a lot of doors, talk to a lot of people. some of the things were interesting, how connected a lot of people were
i was doing work around central america, supporting people in central america, protecting against u.s. imperialism, and their right to live. i was doing a lot of work on campus in college. head of work against apartheid. i was involved in a lot of the efforts to push back on efforts to remove affirmative action, prop 209, all kinds of work around ballot measures that were tough, big ideas, like single payer, but i never got involved in supporting a candidate. i never thought that a candidate...
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u.s. officials not saying whether he will be questioned or detained in the u.s. theysy there is no active arrest warrant that would justify taking mcafee into custody. >> the federal reserve sent its clear signal it's serious about getting u.s. economy back on track. for the first time in its history setting targets for inflation and unemployment saying it would keep rates at low levels until the job jobless rate goes below 6.5%. right now at 7.7% to. keep rates low, fed says it would, will continue to spend $85 billion every month, to help stimulate the economy that. would wo bring investment total to $4 trillion by the end of e year. >> on wall street, the dow jones shot up 69 points after the feds decision but fell back down to close the day with a loss. >> in the house, bay area congress woman lynn woolsy said goodbye to washington today after 20 years of service delivering her 444th and final antiwar speech on the house floor today. she is represented california sixth congressional district since 1993 including marin and sonoma county among the first to spea
u.s. officials not saying whether he will be questioned or detained in the u.s. theysy there is no active arrest warrant that would justify taking mcafee into custody. >> the federal reserve sent its clear signal it's serious about getting u.s. economy back on track. for the first time in its history setting targets for inflation and unemployment saying it would keep rates at low levels until the job jobless rate goes below 6.5%. right now at 7.7% to. keep rates low, fed says it would,...
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he says guns in the u.s. are not going to disappear and he doubts there will be any fix for the real problem, mental health. >>> social mettial became a problem in the hours following the sandy hook shooting. connecticut authorities have a stern warning for anyone spreading false information. >> there has been some things in somewhat of a threatening manner. it is important to know we have discussed with federal authorities that these issues are crimes, they will be investigated, state wide and federally, and prosecution will take place when people perpetrator trading this information are identified. >>> firms say the misinformation has been showing up on social media and includes people opposing as the shooter and mimicking the crime and the crime scene. >> here in the bay year, worshippers -- bay area, people tried to find comfort in their faith. >> it's times like this that our faith really becomes apparent and the important thing is not to lose hope. >> people with heavy hearts came to st. mary's cathedra
he says guns in the u.s. are not going to disappear and he doubts there will be any fix for the real problem, mental health. >>> social mettial became a problem in the hours following the sandy hook shooting. connecticut authorities have a stern warning for anyone spreading false information. >> there has been some things in somewhat of a threatening manner. it is important to know we have discussed with federal authorities that these issues are crimes, they will be investigated,...
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bob corker the u.s. senator said this is just for show, this is purely optics, the president is not sincere. what do you think? >> well this is not for show, this is a last-ditch effort by the president to bring the congressional leaders together to try and get at least a small package, a small deal together before the new year to avoid some of the tax parts of the fiscal cliff, and to deal with some of the unemployment issues. so, the president is very determined to try and do it, as you know, the house of representatives packed up its bags and went home. they are not even coming back until sunday night even though the clock is ticking. gregg: you call it a small deal. don't americans deserve something more than a small deal from what is arguably small politician stph-s. politicians? >> well when i say a small deal i don't mean an unimportant deal especially in fact as you've been reporting on january 1st people's taxes will start to go up, a big tax hike for middle class americans and others. the bill
bob corker the u.s. senator said this is just for show, this is purely optics, the president is not sincere. what do you think? >> well this is not for show, this is a last-ditch effort by the president to bring the congressional leaders together to try and get at least a small package, a small deal together before the new year to avoid some of the tax parts of the fiscal cliff, and to deal with some of the unemployment issues. so, the president is very determined to try and do it, as you...
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macafee says so far u.s. authorities have not made any efforts to question him after he spent weeks evading police in belize. >>> 4:54 is the time. let's check in with sal. hopefully no problems on this early friday morning. >> not really. we do have road work out there. i want to let you know about. for the most part the major duty commutes are looking good for now. it's a nice start. let's take a look at what we have northbound 101 approaching the 80 split. this traffic looks good approaching the downtown area. if you are drying to the airport let's say -- driving to the airport, let's say you want to catch a flight you are looking good. hay cross the -- across the bay on interstate 880 looking good. should be a nice drive on interstate 880. we talked about the road work on the peninsula southbound 101 at third avenue not causing a major traffic jam. at 4:55 let's go to steve. >> thank you, sal. our system i'm standing right in front of is moving down the coast. very light rain is possible. again this syste
macafee says so far u.s. authorities have not made any efforts to question him after he spent weeks evading police in belize. >>> 4:54 is the time. let's check in with sal. hopefully no problems on this early friday morning. >> not really. we do have road work out there. i want to let you know about. for the most part the major duty commutes are looking good for now. it's a nice start. let's take a look at what we have northbound 101 approaching the 80 split. this traffic looks...